Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-08
Opposed 10 Halliday Schools.
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION NUMBER FIVE HEAR REPORT
ON NUNBER OF TOPICS

VRpOScU u Day SCHOOLS
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION NUMBER FIVE HEAR REPORTS
ON NUMBER OF TOPICS.
At a meeting OF Citizens Association No. 5 last
evening, report from the committee On schools
was read by the chairman, Mr.. T. Richards 1t
stated that I'm our last report referred to the
examination of quite number Of primary grade
schools in regard the first lessons In learning to
read and gave as a result that the Well tried and
successful method OF teaching first reading lessons
heretofore adopted has been wholly laid aside,
and new method has been adopted, without the
Speciai direction and sanction OF the board and
that without such sanction new reading books
have been introduced. 1t is aisf reported that we
found the most unsatisfactory specimens OF read.
ing In the very schools where these new methods
are most thoroughly used. We therefore look
radical changes as they tend to prolong the a a
tendance at school, increase the expense OF
schooling and produce injurious effects on the
posed by the managers OF the schools that all the
pupils Of the first five grades, including 90 600
children, shall be given no tasks for Study at
home.
HALLIDAY SCHOOLS.
-''Your committee the report continues" have
noticed with grave apprehensions the plan OF re-
quir1ng the pupils OF the over-crowded High
School, of the most mature age and OF the highest
qualifications, to be put into halliday schools
under the instruction OF young graduates Of the
same school, who have had very little II any more
experience than the pupils themselves Again,we
have noticed movement to break up the halliday
schools and require all the children OF the lower
grades to spend the whole day in school. There
are probably 10000 children in halliday schools.
This giving up halliday school would require new
rooms for at least 5000 pupils. This would re-
Quire at least 1873 new schoOl-rooms. or sixteen
new eight-room buildings, at cost or $685.. 90O."
committee proposed TO pursue the subject further
and TO report the results OF their Investigations
from time to time with the hope that at an early
day Congress would give the District school law
which shall represent the views OF the most INTEL
ligent portion OF the citizens 'and relieve the
a M nj yUfS Opfr r,I
The report was referred TO the executive com.
mittee, j. Ormond Wilson remarking that the COM
mlttee would terminate It's series OF reports with a
resolution requiring the action OF the association
THE LIEN Law.
Mr.. Chaplin Brown from the committee to which
was referred resolution on the subject OF the
lien law, made report favor1ng repeal or modi-
ncation Of the law so as to give the principal
tractor and the day lab0rer, and perhaps the me-
chantcs employed by him, lien for the labor and
material furnished in the construction repair OF
building In this District, and that the time for
filing the same should not extend beyond thirty
days from the completion OF the building or the
repairs thereOA."
The report was ordered to be sent to the Repre-
sentative Committee OF one Hundred, and the as
ISOLATION adjourned.
THE CITY MARKErs-The Official price current
OF the Washington Produce Exchange says: The
-four market is without change. Demand is good
Receipts OF hay fair and demand good. Receipts
OF nne and fancy butter continue light, and prices
are nrn and well sustained, with small inquiry
for medium or poor grades and prices uncertain.
The egg market is active under light receipts and
an improved demand. Receipts OF poultry not so
large to-day, and an improved demand prevails.
Shippers should remember that only well-iattened
poultry Will bring top prices. Poor stock Of any
Kind Is never desirable. and very irregular In
price Apples in good supply. This weather AT
!ectS their keeping condition, and prices are lower
Grapes plentiful and in good demand. Chestnuts
In large receipt ind slow demand. All dried fruit
arriving nndS ready sale. Irish potatoes good vari-
ely and size, scarce and wanted Sweets In better
supply and steady. Onions scarce and higher.
A DENENrED MESSENGERS ATTEMPTED SuIC1DR-
ihls morning, about haf- past O'Clock, the fourth
preclnct patrol wagon Tas sent to the Long bridge
or WIN. Z. Costin. colOred messenger in the War
department, who. 1t was reported. was about to
commit suicide by jumping into the river. When
ne wagon arrived az the bridge Costtn was being
neld by two men. ana large crowd had gathered
ABOUT nim. ne was removed TO his home, No. 2O4
street southwest. COstin has been demented
ior about TWO months and the police had several
lines been requested 10 look out Tor him.
meeting OF the anarchists and communists to
express sympathy with the Chicago anarchists
was held In London last night ut q cOmmuntsffc